Tien You Chui

Contagion

A deadly virus sweeps across the globe, transforming the lives of various government officials and ordinary folk, most of them played by movie stars who have been nominated for at least one Oscar. Gwyneth Paltrow is one of the earliest victims, Matt Damon is her grieving husband, and Kate Winslet and Laurence Fishburne work for the Centre for Disease Control.
The film addresses its grim subject in a cool, matter-of-fact way. The dialogue is packed with medical jargon, courtesy of the ...